Albanian Language Media:  Osmani says Vucic tried to ruin the summit “with insults and arrogance” (media) Osmani seeks support from Austria and Slovenia for lifting EU measures (RTK) Austria and Slovenia pledge support for Kosovo’s EU path (media) Belgium seeks prison deal with Kosovo, Osmani to meet Belgian Ministers (media) Rubin says some judges in Hague asked “remarkably biased questions” (media) Stamenkovic: The Serbian List has made life difficult for Serbs in Kosovo (EO) KFOR troops conduct crowd and riot control exercise (media) Milanovic: Croatia is ready to help the region without distinction (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Vucic after Brdo-Brioni Summit: European path is strategic for all of us; there were disagreements with Osmani (media) Petkovic slams Osmani, accuses her of "blind hatred" toward serbs (media) Djuric meets Botsan-Kharchenko, says stronger international support to Serbs in Kosovo needed (media) Witnesses: Kostic did not mistreat us (media) Serbian Health Minister on new employment opportunities in health sector in Kosovo (Euronews) Kosovo Serbs protest in Belgrade: “Public sector layoffs for Serbian List opposition” (N1) Kurti in US: Without official reception and no comment about lack of meetings (Radio KIM, Radio kontakt plus) UNESCO Executive Board elects Egyptian Minister El-Anani as New Director-General (media) Israel deports 171 activists, including Serbian student Ognjen Markovic (N1, media) International Media: Judge shot to death in Albanian courtroom (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Begaj: Region is faced with security challenges, coordination is needed (RTK) Osmani participates in Brdo-Brijuni regional leaders Summit in Durres (media) Vucic incites tensions, say analysts: "Propaganda to hide crisis in Serbia" (RTK) 200 families in need will benefit from energy-efficiency measures (media) Kosovo media on Vucic’s promise for 400 new jobs in healthcare in Kosovo Ziv: Relations with Kosovo institutions will continue to be excellent (media) Hargreaves goes hiking in the Sharr Mountains (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian President arrived in Durres for Brdo-Brioni summit (RTS, media) Serbian Democracy claims Pristina will arrest internally displaced persons wishing to vote on October 12 elections (Danas, social media) Reaction of Stefan Veljkovic to President Vucic’s statement on new employment opportunities (social media) Are Kosovo police guarding the newly installed “Mitrovica” sign – and why? (KoSSev) Pristina football fan group sparks outrage with banner calling Leskovac ‘Albanian land’ (KoSSev) RFE: "Diplomats with cacophony" - who speaks for Kosovo? (KoSSev, KiM radio) Three new domestic violence cases in Kosovo (KoSSev) International: Brdo-Brijuni Summit in Durres: A message of unity and European perspective for the Western Balkans (IBNA) Kosovo election to end Albanian parties’ rule in Serb-majority north (BIRN) What was Prishtina like with Përparim Rama? (Kosovo 2.0) The beautiful risk of trusting students in a changing world (PI) Vucic: Serbia may hold early presidential, general elections in Dec ‘26 (SeeNews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 6, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Kosovo Presidency reacts to Vucic’s war statements (media) Rutte demands accountability from Vucic about attacks on KFOR (RTK) Western Balkan leaders gather in Durres for Brdo-Brioni Summit (media) Musliu: Serbia training Russian paramilitaries, similar to Radoicic's group (RTK) CEC: Voting process on October 12 to take place in 948 voting centers (media) Ahmeti warns of instability in Balkans if KLA leaders get convicted (media) Ex-policeman who was arrested by Serbian forces in 2023 passes away (media) Remittances from diaspora in 2024 reached €1.3 billion (Express) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: We will open 400 new jobs in healthcare in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, TV Pink) Djuric: Serbs must teach Kurti’s regime a lesson in the local elections (Kosovo Online, Politika) Serbian MFA: Osmani’s statement an attempt to divert attention from the persecution of Serbs in Kosovo (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, Blic, RTS) Mark Brnovich blames “deep state” for not being appointed US ambassador to Serbia (N1, RTS, Blic, media) Suspicious explosive device found near the children's playground in Laplje Selo (KiM radio, KoSSev, Media Center Caglavica) Serbs in the villages of Kamenica four days without electricity (Kontakt plus radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, Medija Center Caglavica, RTS) CoE Human Rights Commissioner addresses Serbian NGOs’ concerns over Kosovo’s Foreigners Law (KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio) Stuart Munsch and his associates visited the Visoki Decani monastery (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) Kurti: “With Faton Peci leading South Mitrovica, the entire North will breathe differently” (KoSSev) SD candidate from Leposavic questioned by police after repairing benches in Serbian colors (KoSSev) Vucic: I expect a partially objective report on Kosovo at the UN (Radio Mitrovica sever) International Media: Torture weapons are being used on Europe's streets to put down protests (EUobserver)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Preventing destabilization from Serbia is key to security (media) • Ulutas returns to KFOR command: Security for all communities a priority (media) • Barduani concerned over security stability in final speech (Koha) • Osmani: No partnership for those who commit aggression against neighbors (Koha) • Ursula von der Leyen to arrive in Kosovo on October 15 during Western Balkans visit (RTK) • Rubin: The Hague should do the right thing and acquit former KLA leaders (Klan) • Gervalla hosts Iowa delegation: 'Kosovo a regional leader in security' (media) • Swedish Ambassador: “Kosovo needs legitimate government, parties must respect court ruling” (KosovaPress) • Serbian national arrested for attacking police at Jarinje (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on Osmani's statement: 'Nobody listens anymore' (Kosovo Online, Danas, Blic) • Implementation of Law on Foreigners in Kosovo in ''practice'' means shutting down Serbian education and health system (Danas) • Lucic: More understanding in US Administration for problems Telekom faces in Kosovo (media) • Abazi: Serbia progressing in cooperation with US after Kosovo was punished by suspension of strategic dialogue (media) • Grave consequences if the decision of the Constitutional Court is not implemented, experts say (Kosovo Online, Danas) • Kacarska: European Political Community summit without major decisions, discussions focused on migration (Kosovo Online) International: • Kosovo's low regional integration, tensions with Serbia limit FDI - US State Dept (SeeNews) • Serbia's investment climate improves, risks remain - U.S. State Dept (SeeNews) • Support for enlargement reaffirmed in a meeting with Western Balkan partners (EWB)

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani reaffirms Kosovo’s readiness to defend peace in meeting with Rutte (media) Kurti: Non-functioning of Assembly ‘waste of time and harmful to Kosovo’ (media) Maqedonci to senior NATO official: Our goal is North Atlantic Alliance (media) Osmani to Frostadottir: Iceland’s support valuable for Kosovo’s EU path (media) Osmani seeks Netherland’s support for lifting EU measures (media) Svecla meets delegation from Iowa police, discusses cooperation (media) KFOR welcomes new Commander (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic meets NATO SG, discusses role of Serbia in preserving peace and stability (media, social media) Djuric condemns removal of Cyrillic inscription in Mitrovica North (media) “Mitrovica” sign unveiled: From red to green heart, Cyrillic swapped for Latin, name absent from Kosovo legal framework (KoSSev, media) Ugljanin: Removal of sign in Mitrovica North part of pre-election campaign by executive (Kosovo Online) CI North for All says its president Ivan Miletic apprehended and fined by Kosovo police for ‘honking the horn’ in vicinity of sign installation (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM) Gasic, Munsch discuss significance of continued Serbia-NATO cooperation (media) NIS preparing amended request for another delay of US sanctions (Tanjug) Serbian MFA providing consular protection to Serbian crew member of Sumud flotilla (Tanjug) International Media: What the looming verdict in Thaçi war crimes trial could mean for Kosovo, the Balkans, and beyond (Atlantic Council)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Zero accountability for Banjska, time for EU to walk the talk (media) Osmani: Grateful to Danish PM for warm welcome at EPC summit (media) Kurti: We are waiting for the full decision of the Constitutional Court (media) Hargreaves: This autumn UK delighted to be hosting the Berlin Process (media) Orav meets Radoniqi, discusses CEC’s crucial role in upcoming elections (media) Covey: I saw no proof Thaci used crimes to seize power (media) Mitrovica North municipality removes ‘Kosovska Mitrovica’ sign in Cyrillic (Kallxo) UN Security Council to meet on Kosovo on October 21 (RTK) Serbian Language Media: UN Security Council to discuss Kosovo on October 21 (RTS, Danas, Radio Mitrovica sever) Vucic in Copenhagen for EPC summit, thanks Danish PM for cordial welcome (Tanjug, media) CEC discussed accreditation of observers: Doubts about new organizations and a large number of observers (Beta, NMagazin) Concerns over new Pristina’s measures ‘step towards expelling Serbs from Kosovo’ (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev, media) Covey continues testimony in Thaci trial with cross-examination by prosecutor (KoSSev, BETA, media) North Mitrovica: "I love Kosovska Mitrovica" installation removed (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) Radojevic, CI North for All, react to sign removal, term it “provocation” by outgoing mayor Atiq (Kosovo Online, Radio KIM, social media) Russian side in NIS talks proposes inclusion of US crude in company's oil purchases (Tanjug) Ministry: Bomb threats reported at 807 schools across Serbia (N1, media) International: Kosovo awaits top court ruling as parliamentary gridlock goes on (BIRN) Net FDI inflow to Kosovo grows 24% y/y in Jan-July (SeeNews) Report: U.S. to adapt its policy to “new reality” in Kosovo (AP) Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency for October (Anadolu Ajansi) Humanitarian: Women’s friendship as both political and personal (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media:  EU calls for swift formation of new institutions of Kosovo (media) Kusari-Lila: Court left uncertainties; VV won't vote for SL candidate (media) Osmani received with honors by King and Queen of Denmark (Klan) Kurti: Differences with U.S. are about tactics and operations, not values or strategic goals (Koha) Maqedonci: Kosovo-U.S. relations in defense are constantly growing (media) Doyle: Biggest case of Specialist Chambers to conclude next year (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Vucic in Denmark, meeting with the German chancellor and the head of NATO announced (FoNet, Danas) Selakovic: Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo under continuous attacks (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) Civil Society calls on Quint, EU and OSCE to prevent collapse of education and healthcare of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media) Petkovic's appeal in Smederevo to the internally displaced: Serbian List the guarantor of the survival of Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) Serbia debated at CoE Parliamentary Assembly: “Deep political crisis, repression at its peak” (N1, Danas) International Media: 28 years on: Remembering the 1997 student protests in Prishtina (PI)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani travels to Denmark for European Political Community summit (media) • Kurti believes he will manage to form the new government (AP) • OSCE Mission on decision announced by Constitutional Court (media) • Kurti meets US Congresswoman Cammack (media) • KFOR explains reason for “no flight zone” in KEK operational zone (Kallxo) • Haradinaj supports protest in Tirana in support of former KLA leaders (media) • Kosovo to investigate shooting incidents at Montenegro border (RFE) • Kosovo remembers students protest against Serbian oppression in ’97 (media) • Qelaj: There was a tendency to accuse media of working against Kosovo (EO) • AJK condemns candidate for pressuring Kossev editorial board (media) • Serbian politician from Montenegro continues with provocative statements on Kosovo (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: • OSCE: Decisions of the Constitutional Court must be fully respected (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev) • Andric Rakic: The Constitutional Court’s decision does not mean the end of the political crisis (Kosovo Online, Danas) • Law on Foreigners: Not yet enforced, campaign ongoing; Ban on vehicles with Serbian plates to start November 1 (Aletrnativna, Zubin Potok Info) • Report on the implementation of the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo published (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Arsenijevic in a tent at Jarinje: I don't admit what I didn't do (Alternativna, KiM radio) • UNS and NUNS: Inadmissible behavior of Radoica Radomirovic towards journalist and editor of KoSSev (KoSSev, KiM radio) • Serbian Democracy: Two cases of ''vote buying exposed'' (Kosovo Online) • Djuric: Israel one of Serbia's greatest friends and key strategic partners (Tanjug, media) • EU ambassador: Serbia holds key to its future, but EU doors are wide open (Beta, N1, RTS, media) International: • EBRD mulls 29 mln euro loan to Kosovo for power grid overhauls (SeeNews) • Kosovo targeted by news reports promoting false cures (PI) • Kosovo school smartphone ban flouted, prompting calls for reform (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 1, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Constitutional Court: Assembly not constituted, 12 days remaining (media) Kurti meets U.S. Senators in Washington D.C. (media) US State Department 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report: Kosovo (media) Maqedonci in Warsaw discusses risks of disinformation and AI (media) Covey: Thaci had condemned violence against ethnic minorities (Indeksonline) Excavations continue in Kozle, five mass graves located in Serbia (RTK) KFOR installs 114 signs along Kosovo–Serbia border line (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic, Sa'ar discuss possibilities for Serbia-Israel FTA (Tanjug, media) Petkovic in Jagodina called on Serbs displaced from Kosovo to vote for the Serbian List on October 12 (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug) The constitution of the Assembly of Kosovo not possible without the election of a Serbian vice-president (RTS, Danas, Kim radio, media) Serbian List on the decision of the Constitutional Court: A small but extremely significant victory (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, KiM radio) Protest in Zubin Potok: "We are not strangers here" (Radio Mitrovica sever, Zubin Potok Info, Danas, KoSSev) Leposavic List holder Radomirovic confronts KoSSev reporter, then tells editor: “You are a branch of the criminal organization SL” (KoSSev) Denial of Radomirovic to the writing of KoSSev (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo and US united in interests, moving toward shared goals (media) • Kurti meets Congressman Torres, stresses commitment to EU and NATO (media) • Citaku: Kurti severely jeopardizing relations with US for a handful of votes (media) • James Covey begins testimony at the Specialist Chambers (media) • Serb parties complain of blackmail by Serbian List; case reported to police (Koha) • Protesters call for release of former Kosovo policeman held in Serbia (media) Serbian Language Media: • CEC decided on the appointment of members of electoral committees in local elections (KiM radio) • Indiscriminate application would facilitate the implementation of the Law on the Use of Languages in Kosovo (KiM radio) • Odalovic: Serbs in Kosovo must show a high degree of unity in the elections on October 12th (Tanjug) • CI "New Face - People's Justice'' issued a denial regarding Nemanja Bisevac's allegations (KoSSev) Opinion: • Kosovo heading into a new cycle of change (KoSSev) International: • Ibrahim Rugova, man of letters who led Kosovo’s independence struggle (BIRN) • Online but secret: The lack of transparency in Kosovo political parties’ social media campaigns (PI)